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The Family Cross

An Alex Cross Thriller

James Patterson

Written by
James Patterson
Length
8 hrs 12 min
Rating
4.8 / 5
Series
Alex Cross Adventures, Book 36
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Released
2026-10-19

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What it is

Alex Cross investigates a series of baffling murders while balancing a family crisis that threatens to upend his entire world in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson.

Alex Cross is a brilliant psychologist—and a relentless hunter of killers for the FBI and DC Metro Police.

To his beloved Nana Mama, he’s still the boy she raised—and every morning, as he straps on his service weapon, she’s reminded just how dangerous his world has become.

But in Washington, DC, there are places even the police don’t go—an unseen underworld where violence thrives and rules don’t apply. And this time, Alex is stepping straight into it.

Each move pulls him deeper into the dark—and closer to a case that could shatter the promise he made to Nana … and cost him everything he holds most dear.

About the series

Alex Cross Adventures in order →

Alex Cross Adventures — 78 books, showing the 24 around this one

  1. 25 The People vs. Alex Cross: (Alex Cross 25)4.8
  2. 25 The People vs. Alex Cross4.6
  3. 26 Target: Alex Cross4.6
  4. 26 Target: Alex Cross: (Alex Cross 26)3.8
  5. 27 Criss Cross: (Alex Cross 27)4.5
  6. 27 Criss Cross4.6
  7. 28 Deadly Cross: (Alex Cross 28)4.1
  8. 28 Deadly Cross: Alex Cross, Book 284.6
  9. 29 Fear No Evil: (Alex Cross 29)3.9
  10. 29 Fear No Evil4.5
  11. 30 Triple Cross: (Alex Cross 30)4.4
  12. 30 Triple Cross (Alex Cross #28): An Alex Cross Thriller4.6
  13. 31 Cross Down: An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller4.7
  14. 31 Cross Down: The Sunday Times bestselling thriller5.0
  15. 32 Alex Cross Must Die: A Thriller4.6
  16. 32 Alex Cross Must Die: The Sunday Times bestselling thriller4.5
  17. 33 The House of Cross: The Sunday Times bestselling thriller from the creator of Alex Cross4.5
  18. 33 The House of Cross: An Alex Cross Thriller4.7
  19. 34 Return of the Spider: An Alex Cross Thriller4.4
  20. 34 Return of the Spider: The latest thrilling novel in the Sunday Times bestselling series4.0
  21. 35 Cross and Sampson: The thrilling new spin-off in the bestselling Alex Cross series, now an original series on Amazon Prime5.0
  22. 35 Cross and Sampson: An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller4.6
  23. 36 The Family Cross: The new thrilling novel in the Sunday Times bestselling series and inspiration for the hit TV show CROSS
  24. 36 The Family Cross: An Alex Cross Thriller4.8

On the charts

Last charted October 21, 2026. Its best position was 7 on Apple Books in Literature & Fiction, reached October 21, 2026. Seen on 3 charts that day.

ChartBestDaysLast seen
Literature & Fiction
Apple Books 7 1 day October 21, 2026
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
New releases 11 1 day October 21, 2026
All audiobooks
Apple Books 19 1 day October 21, 2026

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